Stephen Marlowe

Voyage to Eternity (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Stephen Marlowe was born Milton Lesser, on August 7th, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY. As a respected writer across many genres Lesser actually wrote under a wide range of monikers: Adam Chase, Andrew Frazer, C.H. Thames, Jason Ridgway, Stephen Wilder and Ellery Queen (the Ellery Queen name was used as a 'house name' - a way for a publishing house to establish a brand name using the talents of several of its writers) as well as Stephen Marlowe. Lesser was the author of science fiction, mystery novels, as well as fictional autobiographies of Christopher Columbus, Miguel de Cervantes, and Edgar Allan Poe. Perhaps his best work is for his detective character Chester Drum, whom he created in the 1955 novel The Second Longest Night. Lesser attended William and Mary College, earning his degree in philosophy, and marrying Leigh Lang shortly after graduating. He was drafted into the U. S. Army during the Korean War. In 1962 Lesser and Leigh divorced. He was awarded the French Prix Gutenberg du Livre in 1988 for The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus, and in 1997 he was awarded the "Life Achievement Award" by the Private Eye Writers of America. He also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America. In later life he lived with his second wife, Ann in Williamsburg, Virginia. Milton Lesser along with his pseudonyms died on February 22nd, 2008 at age 79, in Williamsburg, Virginia)

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Copyright Group
• Seitenzahl: 38
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781785437571
• Artikelnr.: 44999391

Autorenporträt

Stephen Marlowe (born Milton Lesser on August 7, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York; died February 22, 2008 in Williamsburg, Virginia, at the age of 79) was an American author of science fiction, mystery novels, and fictional autobiographies of Goya, Christopher Columbus, Miguel de Cervantes, and Edgar Allan Poe. He is well known for creating the detective character Chester Drum for the 1955 novel The Second Longest Night. Lesser also used the pen names Adam Chase, Andrew Frazer, C.H. Thames, Jason Ridgway, Stephen Wilder, and Ellery Queen when writing. Lesser studied philosophy at the College of William and Mary and married Leigh Lang shortly after graduation. During the Korean War, he was drafted into the United States Army. In 1962, he and his wife divorced. He received the French Prix Gutenberg du Livre in 1988 for The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus, and the Private Eye Writers of America honored him with the "Life Achievement Award" in 1997. He was also a member of the Mystery Writers of America's board of directors. He spent the latter portion of his life in Williamsburg, Virginia, with his second wife Ann.